Week 2 - Upper & Lower Quarter Scan Flashcards
What is the 1st of the 5 key components of patient managements performed by the physical therapist?
Examination
What is the first component of Systems Review that you will always perform as part of the examination process?
Upper or Lower Quarter Scanning
According to the Regis HOAC model, what are the 5 main components of patient management?
- Examination
- Evaluation
- Diagnosis
- Prognosis
- Problem List and Goals (Intervention & Outcomes)
According to the Regis HOAC model, what are the 2 components of Examination of patient management?
- History & Review of Systems
2. Data Gathering
According to the Regis HOAC model, of the 2 components of Examination, is History & Review of Systems:
a. Listening
b. Hands-on
a. Listening
According to the Regis HOAC model, of the two components of Examination, is Data Gathering:
a. Listening
b. Hands-on
b. Hands-on
According to the Regis HOAC model, what are the 6 components of the History & Review of Systems component of Examination?
- Clients Health Condition
- Referral Information
- Chart Information
- Family History
- Patient Identified Problems (PIPs)
- Review of Systems
According to the Regis HOAC model, what are the 2 components of the Data Gathering of Examination?
- Systems Review
2. Tests & Measures
What are the 4 purposes of the UQ or LQ Scanning Examination component of the Systems Review?
- Identify major area(s) of involvement if patient/client cannot delineate.
- Eliminate confusing or conflicting information provided by the patient.
- Assist in delineating the source of the problem or complaint to a single area or region.
- Rule out referred pain or symptoms from another body system or region.
If a patient says that they have both shoulder, elbow, and hand pain, under which purpose is the Scanning Examination component of the Systems Review helpful?
- Eliminate confusing or conflicting information provided by the patient.
We can use the Scanning Examination to determine if indeed movements or stresses apply to the shoulder, elbow, or hand indeed reproduce the patients systems.
If a patient is complaining of hand pain, but their pain is actually coming from the cervical spine region, under which purpose is the Scanning Examination component of the Systems Review during Examination helpful?
- Rule out referred pain or symptoms from another body system or region.
T/F: We must perform a Scanning Examination on every patient we see, therefore is must be done as quickly and efficiently as possible.
True
What are the 3 components of the Scanning Examination of Systems Review?
- Observation
- Spine & Extremity Mobility Assessment
- Strength & Nerve Level Assessment
During the Observation component of the UQ or LQ Scanning Examination, what are the 3 assessments?
- Posture Assessment
- Skin Integrity
- Functional Movement Assessment
What is the Strength & Nerve Level Assessment often referred to as?
Myotome Testing
What are we doing when we perform a Strength & Nerve Root Level Assessment?
Assessing strength of KEY muscles of each nerve root level.
What Procedure is is used during a Strength & Nerve Root Level Assessment of Scanning Examination?
use Manual Muscle Testing Procedure
T/F: During a Strength & Nerve Root Level Assessment, muscles are assesses unilaterally.
False: Asses muscles BILATERALLY
What are the 2 ways in which a muscle response is graded during a Strength & Nerve Root Level Assessment?
- WNL
2. DIMINISHED
If during a Strength & Nerve Root Level Assessment a muscles strength is graded as WNL, what does thing mean?
Within Normal Limits
How is the Functional Movement Assessment of during the Observation component of the Scanning Examination important to a PT? (2)
- As PT’s we assess functional movement patterns through observation & determine the contribution of multiple body parts to the overall movement pattern.
- In addition to assessing movement pattern, can help delineate the possibility of Regional Interdependence.
What is Regional Interdependence?
the determination of whether seemingly unrelated impairments in a remote anatomical region may contribute to, or be associated with the patients primary complaint.
A patient has a primary complaint of knee pain, we ask them to do a squat and we notice that they have restricted knee range of motion. If we follow the concept of Regional Interdependence, what might be find?
what we need to do know is look to see if they have normal movement in the hip, and normal movement in the foot and ankle. It could very well be that an impairment in hip movement or ankle movement, whether is be soft tissue or bony, is what actually is causing the restriction in knee range of motion, and is leading to the patients complaint of pain in the knee.
When doing the Skin Integrity assessment during the Observation component of the Scanning Examination, what should 1st be done and what 4 things do we check for?
1st should expose as much of skin as possible.
Check for
- Edema
- Bruising
- Areas of Redness
- Temperature Changes
When doing the Functional Movement Assessment during the Observation component of the UQ Scanning Examination, in the upper quarter which functional movements do we look at? (4)
- Hands behind the back
- Hands behind the neck
- Comb Hair
- Bring cup to mouth
When doing the Functional Movement Assessment during the Observation component of the UQ Scanning Examination, why do we look at Bring cup to mouth?
Incorporates elements of pronation of the forearm and flexion of the elbow.
When doing the Functional Movement Assessment during the Observation component of the UQ Scanning Examination, why do we look at Hands behind back?
Mobility of the scapulo-thoracic, shoulder, elbow, hand, and wrist
When doing the Functional Movement Assessment during the Observation component of the UQ Scanning Examination, why do we look at Hands behind the neck?
Mobility of the scapulo-thoracic, shoulder, elbow, hand, and wrist
Once we have completed the Observation component of the Scanning Exam, what do we move onto next?
Spine & Extremity Mobility Assessment
For the Upper Quarter Scan, what areas do we look at during the Spine & Extremity Mobility Assessment? (4)
- Cervical Spine
- Shoulder
- Elbow/Forearm
- Wrist
What motions do we look at during the Upper Quarter Scan of Spine & Extremity Mobility Assessment for the Cervical Spine? (4)
- Flexion
- Extension
- Lateral Flexion
- Rotation
What motions do we look at during the Upper Quarter Scan of Spine & Extremity Mobility Assessment for the Shoulder? (5)
- Flexion
- Extension
- Hyper-extension
- Abduction
- Rotation (Internal & External)
What motions do we look at during the Upper Quarter Scan of Spine & Extremity Mobility Assessment for the Elbow/Forearm? (4)
Elbow
- Flexion
- Extension
Forearm
- Pronation
- Supination